Workforce Transformation Strategy Lead

accenture pte ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture seeks a Senior Manager to lead Talent Reinvention initiatives for C-suite and CHROs, moving organizations from rigid job-based models to task- and skills-driven approaches, using AI to boost productivity, agility, and cost efficiency.

You will guide programs across strategy, talent, HR tech, data, and change, translating analytics into executive decisions and shaping Southeast Asia client capabilities. This role is based in Singapore with a focus on regional growth.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in workforce strategy, management consulting, or talent transformation.
• Deep fluency in skills-based organization design and workforce analytics.
• Ability to shape strategic decisions with C-suite and CHRO stakeholders.
• Strong commercial instincts: experience building pipelines and growing client accounts.
• Proven capability leading geographically distributed, cross-functional teams.
• Excellent executive communication and storytelling skills.
• Degree in Business, Human Resources, Economics, Organizational Psychology, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Serve as program lead for Talent & Workforce programs—covering strategic workforce planning, skills-based org design, analytics, and HR + AI transformation.
• Advise C-suite and CHRO clients on replacing job-based models with skills-level insights.
• Apply Talent Navigator and workforce assets to enable planning, mobility, and cost optimization.
• Diagnose why AI investments aren’t scaling and design workforce interventions.
• Design and deliver workforce transformation roadmaps to improve speed-to-productivity and cost.
• Lead multidisciplinary teams across strategy, talent, HR tech, data, learning and change.
• Drive business development: identify opportunities, shape proposals, and grow client relationships.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Executive communication

Skills-based organization design

Workforce analytics

AI-driven workforce transformation

Cross-functional leadership

Business development

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, HR, Economics, or related field

Job description

As a Senior Manager withinAccenture's Talent Reinvention Partner practice, you will help C-suite leadersand CHROs fundamentally reimagine how their workforce creates value in anAI-driven world. You will lead engagements that replace rigid, job-based modelswith task-level, skills-based approaches - deploying people and AI where theygenerate the most impact, while improving talent agility, workforce experience,productivity, and cost.

You will work directly withsenior client stakeholders to answer the defining workforce questions of themoment: why AI investments aren't translating into productivity gains, how tobuild a workforce that adapts as fast as the business requires, and how to makesmarter, data-driven decisions about talent deployment and cost.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as program lead for Talent & Workforceprograms - covering strategic workforce planning, skills-based organizationdesign, workforce analytics, and human + AI workforce transformation.
• Advise C-suite and CHRO clients on replacing job-basedmodels with task- and skills-level insights that align workforce capacity toevolving work and AI-driven business priorities.
• Apply Accenture's proprietary Talent Navigator andworkforce assets to enable continuous workforce planning, targeted talentmobility, and cost optimization as business needs shift.
• Diagnose why AI and automation investments are notscaling or delivering expected productivity ROI - and design the workforceinterventions required to close the gap.
• Design and deliver workforce transformation roadmapsthat structurally improve speed-to-productivity, retention, skills currency,and total workforce cost.
• Lead multidisciplinary teams across strategy, talent,HR technology, data, learning and change - translating complex workforceanalytics into clear executive decisions.
• Drive business development: identify opportunities,shape proposals, and build long-term client relationships that expand thepractice's footprint across Southeast Asia.
• Contribute to the development of the Talent &Workforce offering and capability - building IP, thought leadership, and teamcapability within the Talent Reinvention practice.

Required Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in workforce strategy,management consulting, or talent transformation - with a track record ofleading complex, executive-level engagements.
• Deep fluency in skills-based organization design,strategic workforce planning, workforce analytics, or AI-driven workforcetransformation.
• Demonstrated ability to shape strategic decisions with C-suite and CHRO stakeholders, and to translate workforce data into business-level recommendations.
• Strong commercial instincts: experience building pipelines, leading proposals, and growing client accounts in a consulting or professional services context.
• Proven capability leading geographically distributed, cross-functional teams in ambiguous, fast-moving client environments.
• Exceptional executive communication and storytelling skills - comfortable presenting complex workforce findings in a way that drives decisions.
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Human Resources, Economics, Organizational Psychology, or a related field.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with AI-enabled workforce platforms, skills intelligence tools, or HR technology ecosystems (including familiarity with tools like Talent Navigator or equivalent).
• Exposure to Southeast Asian labor markets -understanding the talent dynamics, regulatory environment, and workforceculture across Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, and/or Indonesia.
• Experience building or scaling a consulting offering, capability, or practice - including IP development and go-to-market positioning.
• Advanced degree (MBA, Master's in HR, Organizational Psychology, or equivalent) preferred.